Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-16

who had quite q number OF young chill
dren. One OF these WIS Ross, who,
| after graduating at the grammar school
of the town, went out to service and
found congenial position in the family
of Mr.. Baxter. In that pleasant home she
! lived for some years, and it was while
there she earned the love of Herbert Lu-
cius Covell, now clergyman and living
In ST. Paul, MINI. Farmer Baxter gave
the young msn the run of his house. and
when the question bad been popped and
Miss Rosa Fear had promised to become
Mrs Coyell in the spring, he insisted that
! the wedding should take place at his
| house.
The marriage day was but four months
of when 8 great change WAS observed in
Miss Rosa. She VINO was the bright and
vivacious villsgs belle became dull and
respondent, and without any apparent
reason. Her lover was as faithful
and IS true as ever, and her friends
were kind and loving as of old, but
Miss Rosa stunned the society which
she had previously courted, and went
about her household duties as though
burdened with some great trouble. Her
strange conduct was noticed by visitor
st the Baxter homestead, surgeon, DR..
A. A. Freeman, now lawyer So we'll as
physician, and chairman of the Erie
county Republican committee. He lives
at East Seventh street, Erie, Pa. Miss
Fear
WAS MUCH PRRTUABED
over DR.. Freeman's notice of her, and
one morning she was missing Search
wss made, cut Rosa could not be found
anywhere. All her clothes were left be-
hind, but a suit Of clothes that had been
In DR.. Freeman's trunk had been re
moved. The apparel left behind by the
young woman showed that she had not
taken so much as an apron of her ward
robe, and after waiting some weeks in the
hope thst the mystery would
be cleared up, the conviction
forced itself upon the minds
of all that Rosa had eloped with some
unknown swain, and had concealed her
identity In mans attire. People of the
village were lOSth to cast reproach upon
the name Of such an emiable girl, but the
stern evidence Of her disgraceful flight
and the larceny of the DOCTORS suit
could not be gAinsaid, and before the
time came around when pretty Rosa Fear
was to have been married to Lucius Co.
veil her name and her shame were held
up as warnings TO other village maidens
inclined to firt.
A year passed away, and still nothing
was hesrd of Rosa Fear. Her parents
were almost broken-hearted over her dis
appearance, and the YOuRg man who was
to nave married her abandoned his pur-
pose 10 set up q busine IS for himself as
pump maker, got religion, and tried to
drown his grief in the study of theology
He succeeded SO well that he was Or
dnined, married another girl, and Is now
the father OF four boys.
One DAY, four years after the disappear
snCe OF Rosa, a tastefuily attired young
man aligntcd from Lake Shore train at
the. Ripley depot and proceeded briskly to
the old Fear farm. Knocking at the
door, the young man was asked his bust
ness by e younger sister Of Rosa. The
stranger smiled snd inquired if
news of Rosa Fear would be acceptable
The sister almost pulled the young
man into the house and warned hin IL
advance that # any harm had befallen
poor Rosa through his Vaccinations he
mad better beware OF her fathers ven
gesnce. The young man threw her kiss
for answer, and then. selling her by the
waist, proceeded to hug her with great
familiarity. OF course the maiden told
him to unhand her, and of course he did
nothing Of the Kind, for the young fellow
WAS
ROSA HERSELF OR HIMSELF.
When his identity had been proclaimed
explanations were in oraer, and Rosa, or
Charles Fear as she was hencefOrtn to be
known, told remarkable story Of physi-
cal change, which would better adorn the
columns OF scientific journal than the
columns OF newspaper like the Globe.
It wss q story, no Tever, which vas per
fectlY satisfactory to medical science, and
young Fear, who had been four years in
the Michigan lumber region, settled down
to work on the farm.
For time he was an object OF curiosity
among those who had known him as 8
dsmsel, but the novelty wore of, and
Fear entered into business partnership
with one of his old admirers
and suitOrs for his hand, one Elmer
Johnson, who had threatened to drown
himself when the news of Rosa's intended
marriage was announced. They got along
so well that he, who would have died for
Rjsa, made big pie Of money, whibh by
tricky transaction his partner was cut
OF fr n sharing.
Then Charles Fear sought position rs
teacher in the public schools. He was
accepted, and finally became the primo
pal. The town elected him to its coun-
ellis, and since then he has been elected to
several positions of trust.
This story can be verified in every de-
tail By application to the parties named
above. Truth compels the writer to state
that Charles Fear (nee Miss Rosa FeSr)
is lot married, nor likely to be. He will
die as he has lived. s spinster-bachelor,
and esteemed for his excellent qualities
| by all who knew him.